Grants & Funding Research Assistant at Human-Centered Social Media Startup

Salary Unpaid

About LifeBonder

LifeBonder is a social platform built to help people find their true tribe — we pair you with the kindred souls who match your energy and values. Our AI matching connects you with people who genuinely resonate with who you are, making belonging effortless and authentic. Beyond digital interaction, LifeBonder encourages real-world connection — from spontaneous meet-ups to deep, lasting friendships that thrive face to face. With our LifeBonder app, you’re not just seen, you’re understood—and you don’t need to shrink to fit in — you simply belong.


We have the mission.

We have the product.

We have the team.

What we don’t have yet — is the funding to scale.

(That’s where you come in!)

 

About The Role

We’re looking for a reliable, detail-driven, quietly confident Research Assistant to support our highly experienced Grants & Funding Officer. This role is the engine behind our funding strategy. Your research will help determine where we focus our efforts, which opportunities we pursue, and how we grow.


This isn’t just administrative work — it’s foundational work. You’ll be the person who uncovers the opportunities that fuel our mission. If you love structure, enjoy working independently, and take pride in work that others depend on, you’ll fit right in.


What You’ll Do

  • Systematically identify 4–6 strong funding opportunities per month across grants, competitions, accelerators, soft funding programs, angel networks, and VC funds

  • Assess opportunities for eligibility, mission alignment, funding size, timeline, and strategic fit

  • Monitor key sources — funding databases, government portals, EU programs, foundation sites, investor platforms

  • Track deadlines and maintain a clear, prioritised pipeline

  • Prepare concise summaries for each opportunity: requirements, funding amounts, deadlines, complexity, and rationale

 

*Please note this is a VOLUNTARY OPPORTUNITY.


Who You Are

  • You’re self led, self-driven and naturally results-focused

  • You find personal fulfilment in quiet competence and behind-the-scenes excellence that creates high impact momentum

  • You absolutely love the discovery process and spotting opportunities others miss, it feels enlivening to you

  • You take pride in precise, reliable output and you shine when working independently and systematically

  • You are naturally curious, resourceful, and energized by purpose-driven work


What You Bring

  • Experience in grant research or fundraising support

  • Familiarity with EU funding programs (Horizon Europe, EIC, etc.)

  • Strong research skills and proficiency in navigating databases and funding platforms

  • Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy

  • Self-managed work style; proactive and dependable

  • Interest in social impact, mental health, loneliness, or tech-for-good

  • Knowledge of the Nordic/Scandinavian funding landscape

  • Background in mental health, social impact, or community-building

  • Understanding of startup funding and investor types

We Offer

  • The chance to fuel a mission-first Scandinavian tech startup from the inside.

  • Direct collaboration with a highly experienced Grants & Funding Officer

  • Flexibility to work remotely on your own schedule

  • Insight into the entire fundraising cycle

  • A meaningful role with real-world impact.

  • A culture where trust, autonomy, heart, and excellence are at our core

  • A remote team of doers who show up fully for the mission and each other.

For more information or questions please contact us at info@lifebonder.com or phone number

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Remote work allowed
Remote work allowed

Work life balance
Work life balance

Skill development
Skill development

Equity package
Equity package

Mental health support
Mental health support

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Working at
LifeBonder

Why We are going against the narrative to battle loneliness and the negative impact of social media because we want to design a platform to increase the quality of life! The insatiable business-centric model of current social media growth engines is solely designed around consumerism and addiction keeping people on screens and facilitating (new) social connections by staying online and isolated. At LifeBonder we want to take the lead with a human-centric social media platform designed with a purpose - to increase people’s quality of life by meeting new connections in-person. Therefore, encouraging physical activity, preventing isolation and thereby increasing mental health. We aim to design a safe platform to connect with like-minded people. We encourage people to go out and enjoy shared experiences off-platform by suggesting activities in the local area that they're both into. Additionally, we prioritize user needs by positioning them at the core and forefront of our business and placing the advertiser where they should be - at the periphery! Purpose To combat loneliness by improving the quality of life through local activities connecting people with shared interests. Lifebonder NextGen mobile app empowers lonely, depressed and isolated individuals to ignite their social life by facilitating real life off-platform friendships locally. Our privacy-safe AI enables authentic, modest and anonymous profile matching, with trusted pre-verified users, who share common interests to ensure our users have a safe space for expressing themselves. Vision To improve the quality of life. Our vision is to build a safe and kind social network to make authentic social bonds in real life that makes people less lonely and drives them off their couches for socializing, improving their mental wellbeing through authentic life experiences. Mission We are the game-changers, innovators and disruptors - because it's time for transformation! At LifeBonder, we're on a mission to end loneliness and break social media addiction, fake personas, cyber-bullying, cancel culture by providing a Mesaverse that lives up to the promise of what social media can be: A safe place to facilitate human connections rather than replace them. We want to fill a growing need for direct socializing outside social media - connecting people in friendships that are human, profound, and meaningful. Providing people with local options (local businesses) to encourage physical activity and supporting businesses around them. LifeBonder makes it easy for people to connect in a deeper reality through shared spaces, values, and goals because our vision is to build social bonds in real life. Culture Lifebonder has a purpose-driven culture where we consciously and intentionally follow our company’s mission as a team. We are motivated as a team to achieve our impact goals regarding decreasing loneliness and isolation and encouraging in-person meet-ups and physical activity, especially among young people. Lifebonder’s cultural approach towards our employees and customers: Conversational - we are human-centric and wish to emotionally connect with our users like bosom buddies. Inclusive - we are diverse and respectful of all differences. Enthusiastic - we celebrate life; we are dreamers, game-changers and innovators. Kind - we believe it is important for our wellbeing to be kind to each other. Hopeful - we believe our team/platform/user collaborations will drive a positive change. Trusting - we’re transparent & honest. Users are at the core and forefront of business. Reassuring - we want our team and users to feel safe and good about being their authentic selves Lifebonder’s core value – AUTHENTICITY A human-centric platform where people feel free to be their real authentic selves. And feel a sense of belonging. What Lifebonder is standing against - ISOLATION & CANCEL CULTURE.

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